Single-player games like Zombies
Below are 8 single-player Steam games similar to Zombies, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Ghetto Zombies: Graffiti Squad
Single-player alternative to Zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zombies.
Expect blasts of green zombie goo painting the screen in this top-down shooter packed with crazy guns that blow the heads off some… freaky zombies. Your mission is simple: graffiti the whole city before these mutants dog-pile you
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Hexagonal Explods
Single-player alternative to Zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with Zombies.
Hexagonal Explods is a vertical shoot 'em up game where you need to defend the earth from aliens. Collect power ups, fight funny bosses and... well... SHOOT THEM UP!
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NewMe NuMe LuMe: Alien Wars
Single-player alternative to Zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zombies.
Summoned into the otherworldly realm of 'NewMe NuMe LuMe', the protagonist Kim Ttolttol must aid the gods who summoned her to defeat enemies and return home in this 2D top-down action game. Utilize a variety of weapons to vanquish diverse foes!
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Entomophobia
Single-player alternative to Zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zombies.
Unleash Mass Insect Extermination! Entomophobia is a casual Bullet Heaven with rogue-lite elements. Slay bugs, amass upgrades, and escalate your power against the swarms. Crush, upgrade, dominate – the insect reign ends with you!
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What's Outside
Single-player alternative to Zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zombies.
You’re stuck out in the middle of space alone in ship, see how long you can survive with endless enemy ships and do all it again.
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The Cruise 2
Single-player alternative to Zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zombies.
Top down 2D sci-fi space themed roguelike bullet hell shooter with different player classes and abilities to play with.
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Cowboy In Space
Single-player alternative to Zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zombies.
Be THE Cowboy in this top down shooter that allows you to upgrade your health, dash speed, and sword strength, as well as 19 weapons, with the souls you collect from your slain enemies!
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EON Trooper
Single-player alternative to Zombies — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with Zombies.
Lead an elite squad on a hostile alien planet! Recruit and command up to 4 NPC soldiers with unique powers to complete missions and overcome waves of enemies. Level up and dominate the battlefield with strategy and teamwork. Get ready for action!